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H. M. $TODDARD. RUNNING GEAR FOR WAGONS.

' N0. 361E096. Patented Apr. 12, 1887.

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vseen from the side of the wagon.

backward, as shown, and is secured to the UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY M. STODDARD, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WALL & PURSEL, OF SAME PLACE.

RUNNING-GEAR FOR WAGONS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 361.096, dated April 12. 1887.

A pplication filed November 15, 1886. Serial No. 218,904.

T0 at whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. STODDARD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Denver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagon Gears for Spring-Wagons, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters refer to corresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a'top view of the rear axle, and Fig. 2 is a top view of the front axle,showing portions of the accompanying parts, the rest being broken away for convenience. Fig. 3is a front end view of the forward axle, spring, and accompanying parts. Fig. 4. is a vertical section taken on the line 00 m, Fig. 3, as Fig. 5 is a top view of the mechanism which rests upon the bolster and supports the wagon-body in front. Fig. 6 is a top view of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 5.

I will designate the rear axle by the letter (L and the front axle by theletter b in the several views.

0 represents the rear spring, and d the forward spring; 0, the fifth-wheel, andf the kingbolt.

It will be observed that both the axles are forked, thus obtaining great durability and strength from a small amount of material, and that the springs pass between the forked portions, their extremities being attached to hangers a and b, said hangers being fastened to the axles near their extremities, as shown.

The rear portion of the front axle extends reachg by the king-bolt f, thus allowing a (No model.)

shorter turn than when said bolt is farther forward. The forward extremity of the reach is 0 so fashioned as to form an opening or slot for the rear portion of axle b, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

The spring (I is attached to bolster h, as shown, as is also the part 2', which turns upon 5 a pin or bolt, f, which passes through cross supporting-bar is, directly above king-boltf. Part '0' performs the office of an upper fifthwheel, its position while turning the wagon. being shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5.

Part m is circular in shape and attached to bars k and 1, its lower surface being in contact with part Bars 7c and Z are fastened to the wag0n-body..

'.Having thus described my invention, whatI 5 5 claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. A wagon-gear provided with a forward branched axle,its rear branch extending backward and receiving the king-bolt,substantially 60 as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a wagon-gear, the combination of a branched forward axle, the 'rear branch ex.- tending back ward and receiving theking-bolt, a spring passing between the branched'portions 65 of the axle, its extremities being attached to the axle,near the hubs of the wheels,by means of suitable hangers, a suitable bolster attached to the spring, part i, fastened to the bolster, and pin j, passing through a suitable 7o crossbar attached to the wagon-body,substantially as described.

HENRY M. STODDARD.

In presence of- FRANK M. BANGROFT, FRANKLIN H. J oHNsoN. 

